It runs across my desk about once ortwice a month when a client has an issue with one or the other energytype system, an awakening, and then a thought form. Generallyspeaking the first steps of dealing with this are the identificationprocess, finding out that it is a thought form they are dealing with.The reason for this is that there is a need to believe it to beanything else. No one wants to think of an awakening as a bad thing,and no one wants to believe that somehow they've created their ownproblem. So this identification problem becomes harder. Further itgets complicated because to most a thought form could appear as aspirit or other kind of entity. This goes into “we see through thelens we work through” and when we see the world as “spirits andbeings” then everything is a spirit and a being.

Identification

The “I have a hammer so everything isa nail” mentality can be seen in cultures world wide. Shaman thatwork with spirits exclusively see a “bad spirit” in a personsemotions, or a “restless land spirit” in the area that is “tied”to the person. Often in these systems there is a guided method to putthe “spirit” to rest through a large amount of psycho-drama,direction of thought, energy, and intention. Ritual, dance, song, andeven long extreme physical trials.

In other traditions, everything is seenas an energy imbalance and the idea of a spirit being around is moresomething seen to happen alongside that imbalance, or as a result ofit. Likewise the “spirit” may be just a manifestation of theimbalance mixing with the subconscious mind of of the personexperiencing the situation.

This is why the first step isidentifying the problem, and often times that means a deepexamination of it through various methods of divination, testingagainst it with personal banishing rights, and seeing what does anddoesn't work. This is a long part of the process I'm not going to getto in this article but say that at this phase we are moving intohaving confirmed “It's not a spirit, banishing it doesn't work, andall tests show that it is either an awakening, a thought form, orboth.”

The Awakening Process

Awakening is NOTalways pleasant. We need to recognize this first before going anyfurther. Pulling from the negative aspects of a Kundalini in theWikipedia we have the following.

Intense heat (sweating) or cold, especially as energy is experienced passing through the chakras

Spontaneous pranayama, asanas, mudras and bandhas

Visions or sounds at times associated with a particular chakra

Diminished or conversely extreme sexual desire sometimes leading to a state of constant or whole-body orgasm

Emotional upheavals or surfacing of unwanted and repressed feelings or thoughts with certain repressed emotions becoming dominant in the conscious mind for short or long periods of time.

Headache, migraine, or pressure inside the skull

Pains in different areas of the body, especially back and neck

Sensitivity to light, sound, and touch

Trance-like and altered states of consciousness

Disrupted sleep pattern (periods of insomnia or oversleeping)

Change in body odor (sweetness/natural/healthy)

Some of those negatives might notsound so bad, when they are under your control but an uncontrolledawakening means they are NOT under your control, you no long have theability to move into and out of the state of normal day to dayoperation and for example trance state.

Recognizing some of the features of aKundalini Awakening share great similarities between spiritualassault is it any wonder the two are often confused for each other?

Thoughtform powered awakenings andKundalini Awakenings differ in that there is an intellect, often withthought of its own, created from the awakening. This may be from themassive upsurge of power the awakening has granted being funneledinto the fear of a “spirit attacking” and solidifying effectivelywhat most would consider a servitor. It may be also something thathappens over time as a result of the awakening process and acontinual feeding into the emotions and “certainty” that it is aspirit on the attack. This certainty gives it solidity, look upthought form creation for more information, and the natural upsurgeof power from the awakening means very little needs done to empowerthis beyond certainty.

For a normal awakening I oftenrecommend Reiki sessions, Kundalini Balancing Meditations, workingwith crystals associated with the chakras, change of diet, QiGong andQiGong Breathing, TaiChi, ZaZen to clear and focus the mind, mentaland energetic exercises, and a host of other things including but notlimited to rest. For a Thoughtform empowered by an awakening thoughwe have to go a bit further.

Thoughtforms and AwakeningsThe Energy SystemTo solve any problem we mustunderstand the problem further. While balancing those chakras or theenergy system you work with will help reduce the Thoughtform it isnot the only, or even always the best solution. At this point it issomething created from you, and in some ways given power by yourcertainty. We do need to address the energy system first though inorder to progress further. Most people when asked how their chakrasare will say “I feel fine.”

To put this into perspective,I operate at a fairly “high energy level” for most people, not tobrag. However after a Reiki session I had a brutal awakening a fewyears back. The Reiki practitioner was an expert in her field, one ofthe best if not THE best I've met, looks at me and says “Yoursacral chakra is gone.” I was kind of taken aback at that and shesaid after that “This makes no sense, you have a LOT of power, itslike you rooted AROUND the sacral chakra when it took damage, itslike you built a tunnel around it on instinct.” This was during adark time in my life as it concerned sexuality (the core of thesacral chakra) and the emotions from those events had effectivelykilled my sacral. I felt fine, other than having no sex drive at thetime, and it was impossible for me to really diagnose myself becauseto my perspective everything was working OK. I considered theemotional responses untied to the chakras, and made a large series ofwhat I call “novice errors” in self diagnosis. Still I presentthis story here to bring the point, you probably can't diagnose yourown chakras unless you spend days and days in chakra balancingmeditations, hours upon hours, so that you move past your owninternal illusions. You might FEEL fine, and not be.

So in this case we have to address theissue of the energy system without self diagnosis in the form of “howdo I feel” but more “what might I be hanging onto.” In this weaddress the energy system directly in the form of our past, ourcurrent thoughts, and what we have went through. We bypass theinitial “how does it feel” and look more at “what does it do.”We are going to go over each chakra here and look at what can causean impact on them in the overactive form. The reason we focus onoveractive chakras is because the very nature of an empoweredthoughtform is that it is drawing from a strong energy point.

Crown Chakra:This chakra generally speaking iseither under-active, or working fine. If it's under-active theability to use energy, project, and other things may be hampered. Incases like this we focus on the next chakras as bringing them to aproper state of alignment promotes good flow into this one.

Third Eye Chakra:Overactive: When the Third Eye isoveractive we SEE and EXPERIENCE the spiritual world too intensely.We may be unable to pull ourselves out of states of trance slippinginto them too easily. We may be “unable to silence” things wehear, or “unable to stop seeing” because of an overactive ThirdEye. This is generally caused by focusing ONLY on perception withoutbalancing the rest of the energy system.

Solution: Focus on more mundane tasks,things that are grounding in day to day life. This may sound verydifficult but some meditations are designed for this. Meditationslike ZaZen are infinitely useful when done properly in the form of“Just Sitting” as we focus on the mundane task of sitting.Meditative walks through the forest are also useful for this.

Throat Chakra:Overactive: A need to talk constantly,a feeling of not being heard or listened to, a constant interruptingof others. A mouth, throat, and to some degree ear issues areconnected to this. You might feel like you are being choked, orotherwise feel a pressure on the throat.Solution: Thoughtful speech is thepinnacles of the easiest ways to do this. Another though is topractice mantra meditations very slowly. In forcing ourselves to slowdown and do a mantra as slowly as possible we use the voice tocorrect the throat chakra directly. Slowing down the physical slowsdown the metaphysical just as slowing down the metaphysical wouldslow down the physical.

The Heart Chakra:Overactive: A loss of personalboundaries, uncontrolled emotional states, a feeling of pressure inthe chest, giving more of yourself than you reasonably can, chestpains, emotional swings, and a general feeling of being rushed areconnected to an overload in this chakra.Solution: The best solutions for theheart chakra are to balance that energy by focusing on relaxationtechniques. Meditations meant to relax, such as guided meditations,can be beneficial here. Lightning some incense that has a relaxingscent. Taking a day to pamper ourselves and focus only on us isanother good start. Focusing on the self in meditation, again avariation of ZaZen is good for this, but also exercises thatstrengthen the self such as QiGong are beneficial for this one. Thisis the most common overactive chakra, because emotional turmoil setsit into spin. It is connected to love, loss, and things of thatnature. Therapy may be recommended in extreme situations.

The Solar Plexus Chakra:Overactive: A need to dominateothers, strong pains in the abdomen, strong intense anger, a need forcontrol, a feeling of being out of control, a sense of greed,overeating, and a lack of compassion for others are all symptoms ofan overactive solar plexus chakra. In dealing with a thought form oran awakening often times this chakra becomes hyper charged as we“grow angry” at the “intruder” and this feeds it more than wecould expect.Solution: Meditations on love,especially mantras like the Om Mani Padme Hum, or other types ofmeditation are useful for balancing this chakra. Focusing on selfcontrol, or exercises that require self control but don't extend toothers can help gain control over this chakra. Solving puzzles thatrequire fine tuned skill, or practicing an art form that requiresgood self control are a must. Breathing exercises are excellent forthe Solar Plexus Chakra as most forms of QiGong breathing focus onthis area and are about controlling the body directly. As we gainmore self control and loose the need to control others, as well asanger at being unable to control the outside world we slow thischakra down to proper spin.

The Sacral Chakra:Overactive: Addiction, hypersexuality, strong sexual feelings, pressure in the sex organs, thefeeling of having sex, a need to imbibe more in drink or food,restlessness, and the general feeling of sexual activity are a corepart of this. This chakra is one of the more common overactivechakras related to a thoughtform empowered by an awakening. At firstthe increased sexuality, and the feelings of sex are welcome. As thepotential that we are dealing with a spirit as the core problem, orperhaps a spirit was the problem but is then banished, the thoughtform steps in and feeds on the chakra. Fear mixes in with the strongsex drive and the base instincts. Since on some level this feels goodwe tend to want to give into it more. An overactive sacral chakra isa major part of this phenomenon.

Solution: Awareness is againthe key, no pun intended, with working with this chakra. Abstinencefrom pleasures including rich foods, sexuality, meat, and otherthings can help with this. Spending time in contemplation of what isright for you, what you really want, and focusing on the image ofthat is also useful. Meditations like QiGong can help balance this,but only once one can move energy more directly. The best solutionsinvolve moving the energy toward the heart chakra and then to thecrown. More than anything it is important to focus on control of ourown actions, control of our own impulses. As this chakra becomesreduced in power the back and forth “pleasure for power” cyclewith the thought form breaks down. After a certain point thethoughtform looses power and destabilizes if this is its only source.By this phase emotions like fear have entered into the mix as well.

The Root Chakra:Overactive: Anxiety, inability toconcentrate, jitteriness, fear, a feeling of being attacked, pressureon the based of the spine or back, a feeling of being under threat,the sense that a presence is near, digestive issues, and an inabilityto relax or enjoy life.Solution: The root chakra is besthandled by first making sure we ARE safe, after that we move on tothe chakra directly. It is no good to assure the fear, if the fear isvalid. Once with that though we should look at ways of strengtheningourselves. If QiGong and other energy techniques were mentionedbefore NOW they become paramount. When we are strong, and certain inour strength, fear is removed from the equation. Fear can not existin the certainty of safety. Practicing acts of kindness can help usdraw energy away from the root chakra, as can focusing on aconnection to our spirit more and our body less. The Root Chakra istied into the body, so focusing on concepts like enlightenment andmantras centered around that are useful as well.

The ShadowselfThis is another aspect of Awakeningthat can happen when the shadowself becomes an active force in ourworld. This has to do with repressed emotions, focusing on “this isnot me” in our thought patterns, and generally sectioning off partsof ourselves. The more we push down what we consider negative aspectsof the self as being a secondary part of us, the more we empower ashadow self. It's beyond the scope of this document to get into theShamanic Journey methods most useful in confronting the Shadow Self,but needless to say the confrontation resolves itself in theacceptance and integration of those aspects as a part of the self. Itis more than just lip service though, one can not simply say “I nolonger have a shadowself” one must have reached a point where theintegration of these aspects is now fact. A shadowself can feed intoa thought form, or a thoughtform could simply be an expression of theshadowself.

Confrontation With The Thoughtform

We've started siphoning off its fuelsupply, getting rid of its power source, by balancing out ourchakras, what is next though is stopping a rogue thought formempowered by an awakening. It is important to understand that whilemuch of this involves strengthening the self, strong mentaldiscipline, and an iron will there are also other factors. In theright measure many actions can disrupt a thoughtform, where in thewrong measure they empower it. This is because any action in directconflict with the thoughtform is acknowledging it and feeding intoit. Conflict oriented measures with the thoughtform should always befocused on empowering ourselves, not simply defeating and destroyingthe thoughtform.

Recognize the Thoughtform is part of you:Even if it is independent on somelevel, it still feeds from your fears, actions, and in some ways yourthoughts. If it were truly independent it would go away, find easierpray, or find someone willing to feed it. Instead it is tied to you,and this recognition means you can steel some of its power. Inrecognizing it as yours, you recognize you have some authority overit. It might be much at first, maybe enough that by telling it to besilent, or go away, with force you can push it away. It may just berecognition that you can control where your energy goes with focus,so in moments of fear you can direct your own energy back to yourselfand away from the thought form. The important part is to recognize itis a part of you still. Any action, direction, or method that goesaway from this lessens your control and power over the thought formand gives it the ability to function autonomously with the mask of“this is something else.”

Conflict:Eventually you will wind upconfronting the thoughtform. This may be a direct confrontation inthe planes, or in a mental realm, or it may be a physical projectionof energy in a shout or banishing. In small doses this can be good.It reaffirms your power, and removes the thoughtforms strength whenyou defeat it. However in another way if done repeatedly it onlyserves to fuel it. If you fight and opponent who is not real time andtime again until they seem real you only feed it power. The sense ofsatisfaction found in defeating it is replaced by defeat as you faceit time and time again. Use direct conflict with energy and focusedintensity as a last line of action.

Strengthen the Self:Strengthening the self throughspiritual techniques and practices means honing your energy, will,and self control abilities. In strengthening the self and taking onpractices that strengthen you spiritually you grow stronger, and yougain the awareness to DIRECTLY control your energy, thereby cuttingoff energy leaks, and putting a stop to the thoughtforms existence.

Banishing:This is a double edged sword. Oftentimes banishing work for a day, or two, at first. Sometimes even aweek before it returns. The problem with banishing a thoughtform isthat it exists inside of your subconscious, inside of your fears,inside of your imbalances of energy, and inside of the parts of youthat you may not have access to. Banishing falls under the heading ofConflict, and it has its use, but you will find that banishing worksless and less. You have to take the power away from the thoughtform,not reinforce its power over you. The exception to this is to do thebanishing focusing on the thoughtform as a part of yourself.Recognizing the ritual and banishing rights as ONLY focusing on theself, no matter the symbolization used, can make a more potent formof banishing. In this case perception and focus are everything. Ifyour banishing against a thought form and some part of you believesit may be external, you are feeding it. If you can hold withcomplete, perfect intent and understanding that it is a part of YOUthat you are banishing, then you have a more potent tool.

Thought Control:This is not just ignoring it, butcounter thought to existing negative thoughts. This is all abouttaking back control of your mind. Many meditations such as mantrameditations, ZaZen, and QiGong fill this role when taken to theextreme. In honing the muscle of the mind that muscle can be appliedto various situations. In mastering thought control you can rob thethoughtform of its power sources by negating fear, anger, agitation,anxiety, and other emotions that may be feeding it. This is thehardest, and yet the ultimate resolution, against a thought form.Ignoring it means you still give it credence, this comes down toforcing the sense to stop through sheer will. It's a hard skill tolearn, and it is one learned through other skills. Much likerepairing an engine is more than just replacing parts, there are manysmaller skills necessary that are taken for granted.

External Help:What follows are my recommendationsfor people having issues with thoughtforms who are seeking externalhelp from other mystics. These are the things others can do to helpyou with this be they friends or professionals in the field.

Chakra Cleansing/Balancing:Either through directed energy work, Reiki, or even a talisman. Thisart form has a direct impact on your energy centers and provides youa good external help. It can not remove your thoughts from thethought form, and focusing on the thoughtform will still fuel it, butit removes the energies it feeds upon by balancing the energy centersit disrupts.

Reiki Healing: Mentioned abovethis has its own section because Reiki often helps with otherenergetic issues that falls outside of chakras. A Reiki session has agreat impact on not just the chakras but also the pathways the energyflows through, the dantiens, and the spiritual body. It often coversmore than just what the practitioner focuses on and by the nature ofit balances to “remove illness” which the thoughtform could beconsidered.

Ritual Working: Rituals meantto heal, balance, or otherwise improve energy flow can be useful.These should be focused on balancing, not shutting down, and notrestraining the flow of energy. This may be calling upon Gods orGoddesses, various forces or powers, or just a directed power of thepractitioner. Ritual when focused on healing or balancing isincredibly valuable. You should avoid ritual that hyper charges yourenergy during this period as well as avoiding anything that isfocused on JUST a single energy center. If you are turning to someonefor help, you can't be 100% certain of your evaluation on whichenergy center is out of control and feeding the thoughtform. In thisthen you must focus on general wellness with the ritual work,anything to specialized could go from “balance” to “imbalance”.

Guidance: Often times thosewith more experience can provide guidance on what they've beenthrough, or offer one on one advisement. Sometimes the best thing youcan do is set up a time to talk with someone one on one and talkthrough your experiences to get advice.

Chakra Readings: If you knowsomeone who reads chakras or has another way of looking at thingsthis outside perspective can be of some benefit as well. Sometimes weenter into things being sure of what the situation is only to findout we were seeing what we wanted to. Having someone look over yourchakra/energy system can be of some value. Remember often timespeople see things from their perspective, make sure you let theperson know that you suspect an energy imbalance powering athoughtform, this will prevent them from declaring the thoughtform as“certainly this or that spirit”and reinforcing its mask. Athoughtform can often hide itself, an energy imbalance can not.Avoid Banishing: Banishing is agreat tool against negative spirits, and generally once a banishingis done, its done. Unless you suspect you are in combat with anothermystic of great skill, there is no reason for a spirit to come backonce banished. They are gone, you are ground they can not walk near,and this lasts for quite a long time. Most spirits don't take enoughinterest in us to continue time and time again. However the act ofbanishing, since it is meant to work on a spirit not a manifestationof our subconscious will given power, will generally fail more oftenthan not. This reinforces a feeling of hopelessness.

Embrace Cleansings: Getting acleansing of the area around you is an awesome way to clear outnegative energies that may be making the awakening process harder, oreven helping to feed the thought form. Likewise thoughtforms, whennegative, tend to do better in environments that are toxic so theypromote a toxic environment. Cleansing done by yourself or others areincredibly useful. Do not put the expectation though that this willsolve the whole problem, it removes a part of the source of theproblem, not the whole of it.

Luck/Benefit Workings: Whenyour life is doing better, your mood improves. This sounds simple,but its a good way to have an impact against the thoughtform, thoughagain this is NOT a complete solution. Instead it is recognizing thateven small workings done to help improve your life then help takeyour thoughts away from the negative, and your energy back intobalance. Again, this is not the final solution, but it can be a partof it at times. When we are in a bad place in our lives depressiontakes hold, and sometimes only by having a better place to be in ourlives can we remove the thoughtform's power and let it fade intosand.

It seems as if the format you copy/pasted this article from didn't translate completely on the post, and I noticed many editing errors. Just wanted to point that out so you're aware.

"Frustration is simply 'I can't'. Hate is simply 'I'm not'. Fear is simply 'I won't'. Negative emotions stem from resistance, and when you flow with the current rather than against it, that negativity will dissolve and your life will improve." ~Kitsune, companions, and friend

"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup"

Yeah I became aware of that after the fact, it's still not to hard to read at least, it just smashed some words together. At the least the headings are still intact which makes it easier to sort through information.

Also I just see what you meant by triple post. Hopefully a moderator will come around and remove one of the blog posts. I did want one copy in the blog for posterity so it was easier to find, and one in the education section as its relevant to that and many members can't see blog posts. I didn't realize it managed to double post in the blog section though.

Thank you for this post. For a while now I thought I was under attack which brought me here. Then I calmed down and believed it was just a spirit. What you describe fits what I've been experiencing.

I've been attempting to balance things on my own and purchased a custom come Courtwind angel just in case. I'm certain I need assistance with clearing blockages and balancing as the energy sensations are all over the place.

Can you recommend anyone, or do you know anyone who can recommend someone in the Charlotte, NC area for Reiki and/or chakra alignment.